Sea God's Wrath, a Life for the City

Meanwhile, Ye Chen had taken cover.

A battle like this...

He wasn't sure whether he could use the Wooden Human or True Thousand Hands yet.

And even if he could, would either of them hurt Dong Shizhang?

There was no way to know!

Dong Shizhang's control over water was too powerful. A casual wave of his hand was enough to make Lan Batian give ground, even when Lan Batian was prepared to take the blow head-on.

Ye Chen was torn. He was still too weak...

Meanwhile, a certain system was ranting away...

For crying out loud, you've got the Advanced Sage Body now! Get out there and fight him!

I've been dying to see True Thousand Hands in action ever since I came to this world...

Lan Batian charged straight in, keeping Dong Shizhang's attention on him.

Bai Zhan hid among the scattered icebergs, waiting for an opening.

Zhang Daosheng controlled the ice with one hand, supporting them both.

He blocked Dong Shizhang's attacks for Lan Batian and created footholds of ice for Bai Zhan.

Dong Shizhang was furious. He was far stronger than they were, but this ice user was proving far too troublesome.

The longer he fought, the angrier he grew, and the stronger his urge to kill became.

Lan Batian narrowed his eyes. "Mountain Breaker!"

He drove a fist forward, and Dong Shizhang's shield stopped it again.

"Old Dong! You've lost your composure!" Lan Batian roared.

Dong Shizhang froze for an instant. The pale-blue water shield before him shattered like ice.

"What?! My shield?"

He had never imagined his shield could be frozen too!

"Die!" Lan Batian beat his wings hard and put even more force behind his fist.

The punch struck Dong Shizhang square in the chest!

Dong Shizhang flew backward, blood pouring from his mouth.

"Not bad, boy. You've gotten stronger."

He looked at Lan Batian and laughed instead of getting angry. Then he noticed the grin on Lan Batian's face.

"Sword One, Mountain Severing!"

Dong Shizhang slowly turned his head, disbelief filling his eyes.

Bai Zhan gripped his sword in one hand and swept it upward.

A violent arc of sword energy tore toward him. Dong Shizhang's eyes widened.

This was no joke. A punch might only injure him internally.

If he took that sword energy head-on, it could cost him half his life!

His body was nowhere near tough enough for that.

"Ninefold Water Mirror!" Dong Shizhang roared.

His water shield had been frozen, so he needed a stronger defense.

He drew the moisture from the air, forming nine enormous walls of water as smooth as mirrors.

Zhang Daosheng narrowed his eyes and slowly raised his right hand.

"Absolute Zero!"

He meant to freeze the Ninefold Water Mirror.

Dong Shizhang tried to steady himself, but Lan Batian had put everything into that punch.

He could fly, but only by floating in the air and using spiritual energy to adjust his direction. He couldn't move wherever he pleased!

Dong Shizhang watched in alarm as his Ninefold Water Mirror slowly began to crystallize.

"Damn it!"

Bai Zhan unleashed his slash, then sprang off an iceberg.

The sword energy cut through several mirrors before finally stopping.

Even frozen solid, the defense was formidable.

Dong Shizhang slammed into a water mirror and gasped for breath.

"Hahaha! A pack of ants nearly killed me..."

Then Bai Zhan descended from above.

"Sword Two, Break!"

Holding his sword in both hands, Bai Zhan brought it down.

Dong Shizhang looked up. "Bai, can't you let me catch my breath?!"

He planted his feet on the water mirror—no, the ice mirror—and kicked off.

He dodged the attack.

Ye Chen stared, stunned...

Lan Batian hovered high above, looking down at Dong Shizhang.

After his Sword Two missed, Bai Zhan drove his blade into an iceberg and hung there. An ice pillar rose beneath his feet, finally giving him somewhere to stand.

"Still want to fight, old Dong?" Lan Batian asked coldly.

They all knew someone at the Myriad Stars Realm would not fall easily.

If they could make Dong Shizhang retreat, that would be enough.

But Dong Shizhang did not answer. He turned to look into the distance.

"Should be about time."

Lan Batian was puzzled, but Bai Zhan sensed something was wrong.

"This is bad! Everyone, run!"

Dong Shizhang rose even higher and looked down over all of Zanghai City.

"What a pity. I've protected Zanghai City for so many years, and today I'm going to destroy it myself."

For a moment, his face was full of memories.

The next, his expression twisted.

"This move..."

"I like to call it Sea God's Wrath!"

Behind Dong Shizhang, a wave hundreds of meters high rose into view.

The faces of Zhang Daosheng and the others changed.

Countless people in the city had only just recovered from the lion's roar. They looked up and saw that towering wave on the horizon.

They fell to their knees, helpless.

...Despair spread through the entire city.

"Dong Shizhang! Are you trying to wipe out Zanghai City?! Do you know what you're doing?!"

The wave hung in midair, hundreds of meters high, like a miracle.

It waited for Dong Shizhang's command.

This was why Dong Shizhang had been entrusted with protecting Zanghai City all those years ago!

But now... he was controlling the sea to destroy it!

If that wave came down, Zanghai City would be finished!

It could not cover the whole city, but at hundreds of meters high, the impact would topple buildings and drown countless people!

"Hm? Of course I know what I'm doing." Dong Shizhang smiled. "I'm destroying your Zanghai City."

Bai Zhan flew into a rage. "Dong Shizhang! Do the tens of millions of humans in this city mean nothing to you?!"

Dong Shizhang faltered but said nothing.

He slowly closed his eyes, raised his right hand, and bent two extended fingers.

He took a deep breath. "Don't blame me..."

Bai Zhan was about to speak again when a voice rang out from behind Zhang Daosheng.

"Wait!!" Ye Chen stepped forward.

Dong Shizhang's brow eased. "You tell me to wait, and I'm supposed to listen?"

"If you destroy a human city, even you will end up on humanity's kill list, won't you?"

Ye Chen lifted his head sharply and stared at the figure in the sky.

"I'll go with you! Spare Zanghai City!"

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes. I have to find a way to kill him.

"No!" Zhang Daosheng roared.

Ye Chen did not turn around. He spoke again.

"Spare them, and I'll go with you."

Zanghai City was a human city, but to Ye Chen, Zhang Daosheng and Bai Zhan behind him mattered more.

He had grown up without parents. Now that he had felt that warmth again, he could hardly bear to let it go.

"Ye Chen..."

"Brother Ye..."

Bai Zhan and Lan Batian stared at him in shock.

Dong Shizhang froze, then burst out laughing.

"Hahahahaha!!!"

"Well played, Ye Chen! You're right! If Zanghai City falls, I'll suffer for it too!"

"Do you dare say that again?!"

Dong Shizhang's voice swept across the entire city!

Ye Chen drew a deep breath and roared.

"I'LL GO WITH YOU!!!"

"SPARE ZANGHAI CITY!!!"

Zhang Daosheng's nose stung. "No! I won't allow it!"

He grabbed Ye Chen before he could step forward.

Ye Chen looked down at Zhang Daosheng.

With a faint smile, he gently pushed Zhang Daosheng's hand away.

Bai Zhan and Lan Batian were powerless too. If that wave fell, no one could stop it...

Countless people in the city would die.

On one side stood Ye Chen; on the other, Zanghai City...

How could they choose?